《简明实用英语》系列教材共三册，本书为第一册。《简明实用英语（第2版）（第1册）》共有10个单元，每个单元包括：Section1  Listening and Spe~ng（听说训练）、SectionⅡ  Intensive Reading（精读课文）、SectionllI  Grammar（语法精讲）、Section IV  Applied Writing（实用文体写作）、Section V  ReadingPractice（阅读训练）和SectionⅥ  Cultural Tips（文化点滴）等6个部分。
　　本次修订在保持教材内容完整性及实用性的前提下，将原《读写教程》与《听说教程》合二为一，调整了各单元模块顺序并更换了部分内容，在强调英语教学的科学性与连贯性的同时，更加注重提高学生的英语交际能力。
　　本书可作为高职高专公共英语教学的教材，也可作为其他高等院校学生的参考用书。
 

第2版前言
Unit One Foreign Language Learning
Section I Listening and Speaking Greeting
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading The Study of English
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Article（冠词）
Section IV Applied Writing English Letter and Envelope（英文书信和信封）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Active Reading
Passage 2 Helping Remember New Words
SectionⅥ Cultural Tips Informal and Formal Greetings
Unit Two College Life
Section I Listening and Speaking Introduction
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading Save Money for College on My Own
Section Ⅲ Grammar Plural of Nou （名词复数）
Section IV Applied Writing Calling Card（名片）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 So Much to Learn
Passage 2 What Makes a Teacher?
SectionⅥ Cultural Tips Different Kinds of Introductio
Unit Three Western Holidays
Section I Listening and Speaking Invitation
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading The History of Thanksgiving Day
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Pronoun（代词）
Section IV Applied Writing Greeting Card（贺卡）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Valentine Traditio and Customs
Passage 2 Santa Claus： The True Story
SectionⅥ Cultural Tips Should I pay for the dinner?
Unit Four Famous Pe o
Section I Listening and Speaking Making Requests
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading Jules Verne
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Numeral（数词）
Section IV Applied Writing Note and Asking-for Leave（便条和请假条）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Bill Gates——A Story of Success
Passage 2 Bill Gates‘11 Rules
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Ca
Unit Five Studying Abroad
Section I Listening and Speaking Advice and Suggestio
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading Experience of Studying Abroad
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Preposition and Conjunction（介词和连词）
Section IV Applied Writing Fax（传真）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 My Fi t Time in China
Passage 2 A Letter to Wang Mei
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Table Manne
Mid-term Test
Unit Six Generation Gap
Section I Listening and Speaking Compliments and Apologies
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading The Breach
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Comparative Degree of Adjective and Adverb
Section IV Applied Writing E-mail
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Generation Gap
Passage 2 It Gets Easier... and then They Leave!
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Compliments and Apologies
Section I Listening and Speaking Campus
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading Friendship in Different Cultures
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Verb
Section IV Applied Writing Diploma
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 My Doctor， My Sister， An Encounter with an Angel
Passage 2 Second Chance
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Unive ity Motto
Section I Listening and Speaking Taking Bus
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading How America View Time
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Se e of the Passive Voice
Section IV Applied Writing Weather Forecast
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 The Value of Time
Passage 2 Value Your Time
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Traffic Warnings
Section I Listening and Speaking Travel by Train
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading E-mail and Shop Online
Section Ⅲ Grammar Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Section IV Applied Writing Poster
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Artificial Speech
Passage 2 Welcome to the Web!
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips High-speed Rail in China
Section I Listening and Speaking Weather and Climate
Section Ⅱ Inte ive Reading A Payment Greater Than Money
Section Ⅲ Grammar Modal Verbs
Section IV Applied Writing Invitation Card and Letter
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 A Story to Live By
Passage 2 Happy New You!
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips El Nino